Healthy Living

According to UNAIDS, 2 adolescent girls are infected with HIV every hour in Uganda and yet HIV testing is still very low. Experts say testing helps get more people on treatment and keeps others in check. But how do you get more youth to come out and test? How about a song? 3 upcoming artists […]

In our previous article http://linkme.co.ug/2017/02/why-are-our-girls-bleaching/ We discovered that the main cause behind bleaching is low self esteem when people think they are not beautiful enough with their dark skin. LinkmeUg’s Curthbert Kigozi visited a renown ‘bleaching shop’ down town Kampala and today takes you through the process our girls and boys are putting their skins […]

Gone are the days when women in markets and those selling items by the road side competed in skin lightening; today, the educated, rich and poor girls (and sometimes men) are convinced that they are not beautiful enough with a dark skin. LinkmeUg will in this month exhaustively cover this issue to discover why, how […]

Whereas ladies are more likely to suffer UTIs, the men too get suffer this problem and need info and help. LinkmeUg earlier spoke to the ladies on what they know about UTIs and how they handle the problem see -http://linkme.co.ug/2017/01/utis-what-do-you-know/ This time we focus on the guys; Curthbert Kigozi had a chat with young men […]

Many of us have suffered a Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) an infection in the urinary system, but how much do you know about what causes them and the treatment. LinkmeUg’s Curthbert Kigozi will cover the issue in a 3 part series. What do youth know about UTIs, how to avoid them as well as what […]

As we mark World AIDS day – 1st December, LinkmeUg is concerned about the youth HIV statistics. 570 youth mostly girls 10 – 24 catch HIV/AIDs weekly; dominating the over 83,000 new infections in Uganda. 110,000 adolescents – young people aged between 10 and 19 years old – are living with HIV HIV/AIDS is now the […]

Having many sexual partners may seem cool, but you can not always know their sexual histories or what other sexual relationships they may be in. Get off the sexual network. A message from Obulamu and; LinkmeUg Online Media for youth

Nowadays, the media is awash with stories of people with, unfortunately most of them are about people in acute stages of cancer. LinkmeUg is joining the fight by presenting successful battles against cancer. Today we bring you David Kisakye who was diagnosed with fibrosarcoma cancer in his 30s. He won the fight because he received […]

By: [email protected] The period is a topic every girl discusses with her friends ranging from the pain killers they use to the sanitary experience, moods and more. But the question is what do our boyfriends know and do about it? Some guys look at their girlfriends acting all emotional and just can’t understand the whole […]

By: [email protected] Many students in institutions of higher learning start what you would call serious relationships and LinkmeUg is concerned about their sexual health. Our reporter had a chart with some young people at campus about what kind of protection they use against HIV and pregnancy. Brenda: I use the morning-after-pills. Accidents happen, that’s why […]

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